Norway Ramsar wetland
Øra naturreservat
290 bird species recorded; the most in May and in September.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
153 species in January.147 species in February.166 species in March.208 species in April.238 species in May.208 species in June.198 species in July.205 species in August.223 species in September.200 species in October.165 species in November.149 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
290 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 290Speciesrecorded more than once
- 190Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 14ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 221,089Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 19Raptors
- 9Owls
- 37Waders
- 36Gulls & seabirds
- 43Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 104Songbirds
- 29Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 290 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Gyr FalconFalco rusticolus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Northern Hawk-OwlSurnia ulula
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Great Grey OwlStrix nebulosa
Waders37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little AukAlle alle
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Ducks & geese43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds104 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°84 mm
- Feb0°/-4°63 mm
- Mar4°/-2°54 mm
- Apr9°/3°56 mm
- May14°/8°72 mm
- Jun18°/12°78 mm
- Jul20°/14°93 mm
- Aug19°/14°107 mm
- Sep16°/10°88 mm
- Oct10°/6°109 mm
- Nov5°/2°100 mm
- Dec2°/-2°87 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Øra naturreservat.
Nature reserve in Fredrikstad municipality, Norway
Øra naturreservat is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Norway.
290 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 221,089 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Mute Swan and the Common Goldeneye.
109 species come for the summer, 72 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
14 are threatened worldwide, including Horned Grebe, Grey Plover and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Bevø Campingcampsite · 3.3 km · 15 within 10 km
- Gamlebyen hotellplace to stay · 6.2 km · 11 within 10 km
- Fredrikstadnearest town · 8.2 km in a straight line
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRF airport (Sandefjord)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1observation towers within 6 kmTose varde
- 4marked trails within 4 kmKråkerøyløypa, Kyststien i Østfold, Gansrød folkesti (kort) and 1 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmFredrikstad turistkontor
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmTose varde, Lunderamsa, Holte and 7 more
- 15car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 15campsites within 10 kmBevø Camping, Fredrikstad Motel & Camping, Myrvold Feriehjem and 12 more
- 11places to stay within 10 kmGamlebyen hotell, Magasinet Isegran B&B, Hotell Viktoria and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Øra naturreservat.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas361 mountains within 25 kmHoltevarden67 m · 4.7 kmEnhusfjellet50 m · 6.1 kmØstento119 m · 13 kmBerg84 m · 16 kmAppelsintoppen105 m · 19 kmStikkafjellet134 m · 20 kmRødsberget40 m · 23 kmVetaåsen · 23 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmNeskilen · 3.9 kmLangvikkilen · 5.1 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmKlokkerfossen · 8.2 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Øra naturreservat
Norway
- 89Birdyas Score
- 290Species
- 190Migrants
- 14Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12011839) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 221,089 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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